"The Real Life Benefits of Staying Positive" - Max Gottlieb
The best way to get through a positive situation is to believe you can make it through. Dennis Charney, MD, the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and president of academic affairs for the Mount Sinai Health System, conducted one study where 750 veterans with and without post-traumatic stress disorder completed a survey that asked them to choose from pre-selected qualities to give a picture about themselves. Essentially, they ranked qualities about themselves. Dr. Charney found that the veterans that did not have PTSD had one quality in common; at the top of their list, they selected optimism. Also, near the top of their lists were selflessness, humor, and a belief in a higher power. He also noted that they believed there was meaning behind their lives and actions – all part of a positive outlook.
— Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, President, Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System
